19 Best colleges for Political Economy in New York City, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 281K citations received by 8.97K academic papers made by 19 universities in New York City was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Columbia University

For Political Economy

#1 in New York State

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

2. New York University

For Political Economy

#2 in New York State

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Political Economy

#5 in New York State

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,536
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

4. New School

For Political Economy

#7 in New York State

#61 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $67,224
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $22,174

5. CUNY Hunter College

For Political Economy

#11 in New York State

#94 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1260
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,755

6. Fordham University

For Political Economy

#13 in New York State

#105 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

7. Barnard College

For Political Economy

#15 in New York State

#116 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,407

8. CUNY Queens College

For Political Economy

#16 in New York State

#146 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $9,057

9. CUNY City College

For Political Economy

#17 in New York State

#148 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,763

10. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Political Economy

#18 in New York State

#162 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,482

11. New York Law School

For Political Economy

#19 in New York State

#165 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,062
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

12. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Political Economy

#20 in New York State

#187 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,966

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Political Economy

#22 in New York State

#198 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,114

14. St John's University - New York

For Political Economy

#27 in New York State

#237 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

15. King's College

For Political Economy

#28 in New York State

#250 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

16. Yeshiva University

For Political Economy

#29 in New York State

#263 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,681

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Political Economy

#39 in New York State

#334 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,151

18. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Political Economy

#41 in New York State

#345 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,526

19. Pace University

For Political Economy

#46 in New York State

#399 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

Universities for Political Economy near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
27	Seton Hall University	190	South Orange, New Jersey
30	Montclair State University	203	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	225	Woodland Park, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	34	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	5	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	97	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	218	West Point, New York
84	College of New Jersey	227	Ewing Township, New Jersey
111	Yale University	3	New Haven, Connecticut
113	Vassar College	217	Poughkeepsie, New York

Economics subfields in New York City

Actuarial Science16

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics26

Finance32

International Economics15

International Relations and Diplomacy15

International Trade16

Investment Banking and Stock trading16